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Government to lift advice standards by law

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane said that "the bar has now been set for the financial advice sector to evolve into a profession. "We are pleased the government has continued to lead reform of the advised life insurance sector and will ...

Outsourcing is the future of compliance

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
The wealth management sector will increasingly outsource its administration systems to streamline compliance issues, according to Bravura Solutions Asia Pacific managing director Roland Slee. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Slee said that because ...

NAB launches robo-advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... they deal with us," said NAB executive general manager wealth advice Greg Miller. "We're continuing to look at ways to evolve our business to meet these changing needs. This evolution will continue to include advisers for those life-stage events where ...

MySuper fees force super fund to exit high return strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... space, in the property or emerging market space. "I don't want to suggest that this is ramping. But as MySuper products evolve and get ready for 2017 they're moving to passive -they're doing it right now- and moving out of these more active options ...

Mercer appoints marketing chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... business marketing for Mercer's entire product suite. "Renee's skills and experience will be invaluable as we continue to evolve our customer service capabilities and marketing strategies," said Mercer managing director Ben Walsh. "This important change ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
The days of CPI plus 5% investment returns for superannuation funds are gone for the foreseeable future according to a United Kingdom based researcher. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, CREATE-Research ...

Planners ready for Trowbridge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... as they have proven with FoFA, Australian financial planners are very good at adapting to change, and many anticipate to evolve their business models accordingly." Furthermore, advisers' appetite for switching insurers remains high, with 35% of respondents ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
"I am a man who will fight for your honour I'll be the hero that you're dreaming of... Just like a knight in shining armour, from a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." - Peter Cetera, "Glory Of Love Lyrics" For a little while there, I ...

Managers pressured by more demanding clients

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
Australian asset managers are under pressure to develop customised solutions for institutional clients who are shifting portfolio management in-house at an ever increasing rate, a new report by State Street has found. Almost three quarters of asset ...

Super available on the Apple watch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... enhancements were initiated to directly meet customer requests," Mackley said. "We know we're going to have to continually evolve and re-write our online software because of the extra online functionality in what people want to do." Mackley said Acurity ...